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A Fertilizer War
Let me offer this Christmas gift to you. There’s not much I can do for people who simply disagree with me, but I carry a heavy burden of care for those who simply do not understand. Take a broad look … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, divine justice, Hebrew Mysticism, holiness, Lucifer, redemption, Satan, shalom, sin, spiritual family, the Devil, the Fall, Unseen Realm
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No “One True Church”
I’ve covered this before, but some questions came up pointing out a need for clarifications. The natural world is pretty much an extension of the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve were in the garden, but not a part of … Continue reading
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Tagged divine calling, divine election, eternal nature, faith, fallen nature, Garden of Eden, God's glory, heart-led, Holy Spirit, human capabilities, religion, teaching, the Fall
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Jesus the Hebrew Mystic
Nobody has to tell me that my previous post stirred up a hornets’ nest. The challenge here is shifting your expectations and mental reflexes over to a genuine Hebrew outlook. What did the Hebrews prior to the introduction of Hellenism … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, covenant, divine election, fleshly nature, Hebrew epistemology, Hebrew Mysticism, innocence, law, old testament, sin, spiritual birth, systematic theology, the Fall
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No Original Sin
Re: Paul, Original Sin, and Rabbinic Theology It’s not as if the Hebrew people were poor, benighted bumpkins who never really understood God, and that somehow only after the church embraced western rationalism did the truth finally come out. If … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, covenant, crime, false guilt, fleshly nature, Leviticus, offerings, original sin, peace with god, rituals, the Cross, the Fall
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Galatians 3-4 and the Watchers
This is based on combining two Naked Bible podcasts – Naked Bible 93: The Book of Enoch in the Early Church and Naked Bible 94: The Sin of the Watchers and Galatians 3-4. The first is a fuller explanation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Elohim Council, Galatians, Law of Moses, Messiah, Nephilim, the Fall, Three Rebellions, Watchers
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Rejection Is the Goal
Let me paint a picture with words. The doctrine of Divine Election is both, flatly stated and presumed throughout Scripture. God will have mercy on whom He wills (Romans 9:14-18; Exodus 33:19). That’s not just an eastern proverb meant to … Continue reading
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Tagged America, childhood, covenant community of faith, Covenant of Christ, curses and blessings, divine election, materialism, the Fall, The Great Commission
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Telling the Story Again, Part 2
Let’s review what we gain from Heiser’s thesis. As always, it’s not simply his thesis; he brought together a vast body of scholarly work and presented it to church folks who rarely hear anything about it. The huge gulf in … Continue reading
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Tagged divine election, Eternity, Michael S. Heiser, righteous remnant, temptation, the Devil, the Fall, Three Rebellions, Unseen Realm
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Telling the Story Again, Part 1
As always, I can only declare what I see. I know for certain there are things I don’t see, but it’s my instinct to make the most of what I do see. The problem is that I can see a … Continue reading
Refugees from All Nations
Dr. Heiser mentions [YouTube] that there were three different times members of God’s divine host rebelled. The first was in Eden; the Devil slipped into the Garden and tempted Adam and Eve away from their reliance on God’s Word, and … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, Elohim Council, idolatry, Nephilim, the Devil, the Fall, Three Rebellions, Tower of Babel
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Not Merciful and Kind
In response to a private conversation, I feel the need to reiterate a fundamental truth from Scripture: Your fleshly nature is not the real you. If you are among God’s Elect, then your fleshly nature is something you are compelled … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical manhood, biblical womanhood, false guilt, fleshly nature, otherworldly, the Fall
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